Ehri's Phases

Question 1

Name the 5 Ehri’s Phases

Answer 1

1. Prealphabetic phase
2. Early/Partial alphabetic phase
3. Full alphabetic phase
4. Consolidated alphabetic phase
5. Automatic phase

Question 2

Describe the prealphabetic phase

Answer 2

-lack phonemic awareness
-some concepts of print
-beginning to learn letters
(Prek-kinder)

Question 3

Describe the early/partial alphabetic phase

Answer 3

• early phonemic awareness
• knows letter names
• some letter-sound correspondence

Question 4

Describe the full/later alphabetic phase

Answer 4

• full phonemic awareness
• growing ability to decode words
• start sight word recognition
• has letter sound correspondence

Question 5

Describe the consolidated alphabetic phase

Answer 5

• advanced phoneme awareness
• builds automatic sight word recognition
• can decode proficiently
• Looks for patterns and used context

Question 6

Describe the consolidated alphabetic phase

Answer 6

• advanced phoneme awareness
• builds automatic sight word recognition
• can decode proficiently
• Looks for patterns and used context

Question 7

Describe the automatic phase

Answer 7

-when students sound like readers